a fun fantasy erg competition with star athletes

[hjs]

lightweights:
Allan Iverson 6-0, 165
Lance Armstrong 5-11, 165
Oscar de la Hoya 5-10.1/2, 160

heavyweights:
Shaquille O'Neill 7-1.1/2, 325
Lennox Lewis 6-5, 250
Tiki Barber 5-10, 205

Assume a 2K race, after 6 months of training and coaching.

Who would win?

The heavy's will rule. Shaq is not the one I would choose for they event though. I thing you can find better candidates.
Lance should work hard on his upperbodystrenght. Most cyclist who start rowing are not good. Rowing is a powerendurance sport. They are very weak in their upperbody.
I nice example is Dan staite, if he rows in the winter he is good but after his summer season he has lost much of his rowingcapacitie's.

[SwimmerTurnedRower]

Shaq has better endurance than people think. In his prime he was able to consistently dominate over an entire 48 minute game without tiring. For a man of his size and build he is very agile. He looks slow not because he lacks endurance but because he simply can not run as fast as typical NBA players. I have no doubt that with training Shaq could bust out a 6:10 on the 2k.

[hjs]

Shaq has better endurance than people think. In his prime he was able to consistently dominate over an entire 48 minute game without tiring. For a man of his size and build he is very agile. He looks slow not because he lacks endurance but because he simply can not run as fast as typical NBA players. I have no doubt that with training Shaq could bust out a 6:10 on the 2k.

I agree,

but 6.10 is not special. There must be lot's of big nba players who could do a sub 6 with not to much erg training.

[Neb154]

i think sean marion would pull a great time, what with all the running he does up and down the court in phoeniix.